Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K2XFA000044 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 24, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K2XFA000044
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
56E

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000044

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Armor Lite Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4MANUEL DELATORRE JR 4195608005B306/TX
Feb 3, 2026TXI · Full4HERIBERTO CASTANEDA 2997635005B306/TX
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSHERIBERTO CASTANEDA 2997635005B306/TX
May 12, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2GHC TRANSPORT LLC 2372487005B306/TX
Oct 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0GHC TRANSPORT LLC 2372487005B306/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MANUEL DELATORRE JR4195608Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261TX
HERIBERTO CASTANEDA2997635Nov 7, 2025Feb 3, 20262TX
GHC TRANSPORT LLC2372487Oct 24, 2024May 12, 20252TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
005B306TX2MANUEL DELATORRE JRJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
005B306TXHERIBERTO CASTANEDANov 7, 2025Feb 3, 20262
005B306TXGHC TRANSPORT LLCOct 24, 2024May 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026